International airline passengers increased by 57% in January compared to the previous year...China routes surged by 7 times = South Korea

Last month, the number of international passengers in South Korea increased by more than 50% compared to the same period last year. According to aviation statistics from South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 18th, there were a total of 7.28 million international passengers last month.
There were 489 people, an increase of 57% compared to the same period last year. This is also a 91% recovery compared to January 2019, before the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
The route with the highest passenger growth rate compared to the previous year was China. Last month, there were a total of 873,329 passengers on China routes.
, an increase of 733% compared to the same month last year (104,813 people). Last month was the first time that the number of passengers on routes to China exceeded 870,000 since August last year, when Chinese group tours of South Korea resumed.
However, compared to before the COVID-19 situation, the recovery rate of routes to China still cannot be said to be high. Compared to January 2019, the number of passengers on China routes last month was at a level of 63%.
Additionally, the number of passengers on Japan routes continues to increase. The number of passengers on Japan routes last month was 2,031,527, an increase of 53% compared to January last year (1,328,787). new
The recovery rate compared to before the coronavirus outbreak is 101%. In addition, the number of passengers on routes to the United States last month was 82,747, an increase of 18% compared to the previous year, and the number of passengers on routes to Europe was 326,228, an increase of 21% compared to the previous year.